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EU urges Italy against sudden refugee boat shutout
Jun 29, 2017 15:16The EU urged Italy on Thursday to allow more time to discuss its threat to suddenly stop vessels from other countries disembarking migrants in Italian ports, after rescuing them in the Mediterranean.
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About 5,000 refugees rescued, 24 found dead off Libya
Jun 28, 2017 03:55Rescuers have managed to save a large number of migrants from the Mediterranean Sea, while also recovering at least 24 bodies of people who could not be saved at Libyan shores.
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Over 8,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in 48 hours
Jun 27, 2017 13:30More than 8,000 migrants have been rescued in waters off Libya during the past 48 hours in difficult weather conditions, Italy's coastguard said Tuesday.
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Fire at migrant home injures 37 in Germany
Jun 11, 2017 09:31Thirty seven people, including 10 children, were injured in a fire that broke out early Sunday in a migrant housing center in the northern German city of Bremen, fire and police officials said.
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More than 40 refugees found dead in Niger Sahara desert
Jun 01, 2017 15:30The bodies of dozens of refugees, including women and children, have been found in Niger’s Sahara Desert, where they were apparently abandoned by smugglers en route to Libya and eventually Europe.
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Refugee detainees sue Australian government
May 29, 2017 04:16The Australian government has been sued over the detention of immigrants in a case due to be heard in the largest ever trial of its kind this week.
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31 refugees die when overcrowded vessel capsizes off Libya
May 24, 2017 15:01At least 31 refugees have died in an incident where they fell off an overcrowded vessel off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea.
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5,000 refugees rescued in 48 hours off Libya’s shores
May 20, 2017 17:55Some 5,000 refugees bound for Italy have been rescued in waters off the coast of Libya between Thursday and Saturday morning by Italian and Libyan coastguards, statements from both countries say.
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Italy rescues 480 migrants, recovers seven bodies
May 14, 2017 09:09Over 480 asylum seekers and refugees were rescued in the Mediterranean as they attempted the perilous crossing from North Africa, with seven bodies also recovered, Italy's coastguard said.
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UNHCR says about 250 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks
May 09, 2017 14:14The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says nearly 250 people are missing and feared dead following two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days.